Tag: gizmodo.com

  • This BLUETTI Power Station Drops 51%, All-in-One Solution for Camping, Road Trips, Outages, and Home Backup for Less

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/bluetti-deal-1200×675.jpg”] With the weather getting a little nicer, it’s only natural to want to get outside and enjoy it. The only trouble is that we’re all feeling a little more tech-reliant after the colder months, and it’s hard to give up things like music whenever you want, or even a fan for when…

  • Of Course That ‘Leaked’ 2026 ‘Winds of Winter’ Release Date Is Fake

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/01/GameofThrones-2-1200×675.jpg”] You can file this one under both internet hoax and “no duh.” A tweet claiming to have insider information regarding the release date of George R.R. Martin’s The Winds of Winter has turned out to be pure fantasy—just like Martin’s Westeros-based tale of zombies and dragons, though we sure do hope the…

  • On ‘Maul: Shadow Lord’, Not Everyone’s Willing to Learn a Lesson

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/maul-shadow-lord-recap-devon-vs-maul-1200×675.jpg”] This week’s batch of Maul: Shadow Lord episodes are perhaps a high point of what has been shown to critics so far—not just because the show continues its crime noir strengths and continues looking great, but because these two chapters begin to dive into the two most fascinating questions of the show so…

  • PhD Student Uses Turntable to Create the Most Impractical Drum Machine Ever

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/turntable-sequencer-1200×675.png”] There are two types of people in this world: people for whom beatmatching just clicks immediately, and people for whom it … does not. For those in the former category—like my ex-roommate, who spent months in vain trying to teach me how to match the tempo between two records—the idea of a…

  • A Diarrhea-Causing Superbug Is on the Rise, Health Officials Warn

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/Shigella-bacteria-1200×675.jpg”] Gird your toilets, everyone: superbug strains of Shigella bacteria, a common diarrhea-causing infection, are becoming a larger problem. Federal and state health officials detailed the trend in a recent report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Since 2011, they found, an increasing percentage of Shigella cases documented nationwide have…

  • Mark Zuckerberg Is Officially a Bot

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2025/08/metazuck-1200×675.jpg”] People have long said that Mark Zuckerberg acts like a bot. Now he finally actually is one. According to a report from the Financial Times, Meta is in the process of building an AI version of its CEO that employees can interact with, which seems like a great opportunity to say, “Ignore…

  • Hollywood’s Stars Are Beginning to Turn Against the Paramount-Warner Deal

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/star-trek-first-contact-battle-of-sector-001-enterprise-e-1200×675.jpg”] It might seem like Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery is a done deal, but that’s not necessarily the case. While David Ellison’s company managed to outmaneuver Netflix in its bid to take over the veteran studio, there are still hoops to jump through before the two megacorps will officially become…

  • AI Jesus Might Be the Thing That Finally Breaks MAGA’s Faith

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/trump-jesus-AI-top-1200×675.jpg”] Donald Trump picked a fight with the Pope on Sunday night, claiming he was “WEAK on crime” and “terrible for Foreign Policy,” among a host of other wild accusations. The president immediately followed up his Truth Social post with an AI-generated image of himself as Jesus Christ, setting off a fierce debate…

  • ‘Rise of the TMNT’ Could’ve Introduced Even More Turtles

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/rise-of-the-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-1200×675.jpg”] Before Mutant Mayhem delivered a colorful, playfully stylized riff on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to the big screen, we’d already had a recent contender doing something similar on TV: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which delivered a zany, cartoony take on the TMNT that radically overhauled their world. That overhaul wasn’t…

  • Amazon Fire TV Soundbar With Dolby Audio Finds a Prime Day–Level Price Point Outside the Sale Window

    [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://gizmodo.com/app/uploads/2026/04/fire-tv-soundbar-1200×675.jpg”] You need solid sound to match great visuals for a complete, immersive entertainment setup. If your TV’s built-in speakers don’t offer quality audio and you often find yourself struggling to hear what is being said, investing in a dedicated soundbar can be a good decision. Amazon is making the upgrade easier than…